Trainwreck

The two stories below further demonstrate what a trainwreck the Miers' nomination has become, as everyone is being given reasons to oppose it.

Story #1.

After their meeting, Specter told reporters that Miers said she believed the 1965 case of Griswold v. Connecticut -- a landmark ruling establishing the right to privacy -- was "rightly decided."

But when the White House took exception to Specter's comments, the Pennsylvania Republican released a statement saying Miers later called him to tell him he had "misunderstood" her answer.

Story #2.

On Oct. 3, the day the Miers nomination was announced, Mr. Dobson and other religious conservatives held a conference call to discuss the nomination. One of the people on the call took extensive notes, which I have obtained. According to the notes, two of Ms. Miers's close friends--both sitting judges--said during the call that she would vote to overturn Roe.

It is hard to imagine how she could get 50 votes at this point.

UPDATE: From Scrappleface.

Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, making the rounds among influential Senators yesterday, refused to answer questions about her views on the landmark abortion case, Roe v. Wade (1973), citing her right to privacy as found in the 1965 Griswold v. Connecticut Supreme Court ruling that served as the key precedent for the Roe decision.

She also refused to answer whether she thinks Griswold is 'settled law', again citing the 1965 decision.

"If under Griswold, people have a right to privacy in the purchase contraceptives," Miss Miers said, "I certainly have a right to protect myself from unwanted questions."